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Glad to hear it. I think you'll be happy with the Expedition for your purposes. I too am just under 6 feet, though over weight at 230 these days. And have shoes the family unkindly call "gun boats." Also, I'm not as limber as I once was. All around, an Old Coot paddler, in other words. The Expeditio...

Hi, Don't have any experience with the Sevylor Pointer, so can't compare. But I have had an AF Expedition for over a year now. It doesn't leak. Or, at least, hasn't so far. After pretty rough treatment. First, I weigh about 225 most of the time. Sometimes a little more; sometimes a little less. But ...

Hi Kathy, Just saw your note. I'm not small, by any means. But I'm older, and transporting my Expedition to and from the car was a challenge. Can't always rely on the presence of sympathetic/willing younger folks to take an end! So, I got one of those little two-wheeled carts. A very cheap one. Don'...

Hi Tom, Just saw your note. We live in the South Carolina Midlands. So, the climate is relatively temperate. But I've paddled year-round. In mid-40s F air temps, at the coldest, if memory serves. Just have to bundle up, and be prepared to survive an emergency dunk should it happen. I sure prefer it ...

Thanks for the encouragement. After decades as an academic, I'm trying to learn to write like a normal person. Up hill, all the way! But as the real bloggers tell me, it's practice, practice, practice!

Bob

Hello All, I just posted a blog entry on the backbone that arrived a while back for the AF Expedition. Some text and photos. Nothing spectacular. Just a quick review. Have a look at: http://mobilestudiotravels.blogspot.com/ I'm really pleased with the backbone. A great addition to the Expedition, in...

Thanks for the clarification, Jeremy. That sounds just right. I may have to replace my bow-right lifter because I've over-inflated it repeatedly with the two-way pump. Live and learn. The Expedition, by the way, is performing beautifully with the backbone. I had it on Lake Keowee last week. After a ...

I may well have used the wrong term. I referred to the two air bladders on either side of the bow that when inflated help to give definition to the shape of the deck in front of the cockpit.

Bob

Good thought. Maybe I'll order a couple of them, in case I've over-inflated the other one as well.

Bob

Thanks, Pearly. I took the Expedition out for an excellent paddle on Lake Keowee, South Carolina, and discovered that I hadn't found all the leaks. Guess I pumped more pressure into that lifter than I thought! Oh well, try again with the Tear Aid, and have an even better object lesson in pump theory...

This morning I inflated the bladder and checked for leaks. Including the repaired split in the seam. All tight and "air-worthy." Then, caution to the winds, I took an ancient wooden yardstick with no metal ends, folded over an inch or so of the extreme tip of the air bladder, and pushed it gently in...

Against all warning, I've over-inflated the bladder in the small tube on the right of the bow-side deck. The one that gives it shape and definition. Over-used the two-way pump! I've removed the gray bladder, located the split in the seam, and have it patched with Tear-Aid. NOW, any suggestions for r...

Hi Jeremy, Didn't mean to open a can of worms here with my initial question. The forbidden list must be preventing spam since we don't see anything. So it's a good thing! Not a problem for me, at least. And someone recommended preparing longer posts in a word processor and saving a copy before posti...

That's the way to go, SF48. And I've never moderated one of these newsgroups either. What a job! I usually use your method when writing for other venues. Just have to get used to a new environment. Thanks, Bob [Snip] ... If I happen to be writing a longer post, I usually do so in Word and then copy ...

Oh, I quite agree, SF48. My question, though, is what happens to a post that may have included a forbidden term, once the writer posts it. Is the offending post permanently deleted, or is it available somewhere for resurrection. Good to know beforehand, to avoid losing the text of a longer post, suc...